Workers continue repairs on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, DC, on August 26, 2026. US President Donald Trump had made the renovation of the reflecting pool a national drama by repeatedly discussing plans and providing regular updates of the expedited work ahead of America's 250th anniversary celebrations earlier this summer. When the pool liner began peeling off and algae grew quickly despite the application of chemicals, Trump blamed vandalism for the damage while providing no meaningful evidence. The US Justice Department on August 1 dropped its case against a former Olympian accused of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, saying the hurried renovations ordered by President Donald Trump had been botched. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP via Getty Images)

US flags are lowered to half-staff around the Washington Monument in Washington, DC, on August 26, 2026. US President Donald Trump ordered the lowering of flags after country music icon Dolly Parton died at the age of 80 on August 25. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP via Getty Images)

US flags are lowered to half-staff around the Washington Monument in Washington, DC, on August 26, 2026. US President Donald Trump ordered the lowering of flags after country music icon Dolly Parton died at the age of 80 on August 25. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP via Getty Images)

The Supreme Court is seen on the morning after the conservative majority sided with the Trump administration in a case over President Donald Trump's executive order restricting mail-in voting, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The Supreme Court is seen on the morning after the conservative majority sided with the Trump administration in a case over President Donald Trump's executive order restricting mail-in voting, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

FILE - Dolly Parton reads her book "Coat of Many Colors," at the Library of Congress in Washington on Feb. 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

President Donald Trump speaks during a back to school event in the Rose Garden of the White House, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

President Donald Trump is pictured during the playing of the national anthem at the IndyCar Freedom 250 Grand Prix auto race, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026, in Washington. (Doug Mills/The New York Times via AP, Pool)